Football News: Roma need Daniele De Rossi in ace form to defeat Bayern Munich
Il Capitano Futuro as Romanista like to call him, Daniele De Rossi is the heart and soul of this current Roma squad. Some words of compliment here for the Chilean David Pizzaro. With the gradual fall from grace of Andrea Pirlo, Pizzaro has been the standout midfield performer and has arguably been the best Central midfielder in Serie A for the past two seasons. David Pizzaro pulling the strings from midfield, De Rossi’s lung bursting energy is what holds the Roma midfield together.
De Rossi’s trademark box-to-box runs are second to none. His form in the World Cup was poor at best where he failed to deliver and didn’t just performed dismissively for his nation but painted a bad picture for his club AS Roma. Nonetheless De Rossi however remains one of the most complete central midfielders in the world.
On Wednesday night, Daniele De Rossi will be up against a central midfield duo of Munich Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mark Van Bommel, The same duo that led Bayern Munich to the Champions League final against Inter Milan last year. It was where Van Bommel was always a no non-sense midfield destroyer and deadly efficient with his defender countering and tackling.
Along with Van Bommel, Schweinsteiger too has evolved in to one of the most complete Central midfielders in the world. Schweini as the fans love to call him, started off as a winger but soon because of his natural instincts he evolved into a midfielder. His pace and dribbling skills were his assets and his deadly shots from distance were his trademark. The genius that Louis Vaan Gal is put him in the playmaking role last year and he really hit the ground running. It should not come as a surprise as a player of Schweini’s technical ability can play anywhere on the pitch.
The ruthless efficiency of Van Bommel coupled with Schweini’s dexterity in playmaking make up for one of the best central midfield pairing on the planet. Very few teams have a central midfield pairing capable of outplaying the Bavarian duo and the partnership of Xavi and Andres Iniesta comes to mind instantly. The Pizzarro-De Rossi pairing falls in to the same category.
Roma need Daniele De Rossi firing on all cylinders against Bayern Munich. His dominance in the middle of the park will be absolutely necessary in granting the playmaker partner Pizzaro the freedom that he will need spraying all those eye opening passes. More importantly, De Rossi will also have to worry about the mercurial Franck Ribery cutting in from the wings. De Rossi has so much to worry about that no player will fancy being in his shoes.
Furthermore, Roma’s defence was in shambles against Cagliari on the weekend and it would be interesting to see how they react to such a battering. Needless to say, De Rossi’s will have to act as a shield in front of his back four.
Bayern Munich will have the home advantage with almost 65,000 home fans in the magnificent Allianz Arena rearing the team on. Regardless of the outcome, the fans of the beautiful game are guaranteed a treat watching the titanic pairs’ battle for supremacy.
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